Booker T. Washington

Character Building

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Booker T. Washington



Character Building is a compilation of speeches, given by Mr. Booker T. Washington, to the students and staff of the Tuskegee Normal and Ind…

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

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Booker T. Washington



Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War…

Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (version 2)

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Booker T. Washington



Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington sharing his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the posi…

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3)

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Booker T. Washington



Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave…

The Future of the American Negro

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Booker T. Washington



The history of African American enslavement, freedom from slavery, and the need for education as a prerequisite for success. - Summary by ki…

The Story of My Life and Work

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Booker T. Washington



The legacy of Booker T. Washington has inspired leaders for racial equality for over a century. He rose from a slave family to be adviser t…

Putting the Most Into Life

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Booker T. Washington



The chapters in this little book were originally part of a series of Sunday Evening Talks given by the Principal to the students of the Tusk…

Frederick Douglass

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Booker T. Washington



An account of the life of Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery to become one of the most important and influential abolitionists, authors…

My Larger Education

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Booker T. Washington



This is a sequel to Washington's first autobiographical book, Up From Slavery, which depicted his early life. He says "This book contai…

The Story of Slavery

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Booker T. Washington



Booker T. Washington, the author of the following sketch of slavery in America, was himself born a slave, and the story of his life begins w…